On-demand logistics service Quiqup has added more than $25m in series B funding to a Delivery Hero-backed series A round closed two years ago.

The on-demand food ordering platform, which raised $423m from Naspers just days ago, is reportedly set to float in Germany this summer at a valuation of up to $4.5bn.

Linear Diagnostics has raised $390,000 from investors including the University of Birmingham Spinout Investment Fund.

IP Group is hoping to raise $260m as the firm reveals it has made a takeover bid for Touchstone Innovations and will establish a new subsidiary in Australia.

Randstad and media corporates such as Groupe TF1 and Les Echos have taken part in a $19m round for CornerJob, some in the form of media-for-equity deals.

The two-part discussion spanned yesterday and today, and featured speakers from BP, Schlumberger and Emerald Technology Ventures among others.

BZ Bank has made a strategic investment to lead a $21.6m funding round for Additiv, a financial services digitalisation software provider.

A panel hosted by editor-in-chief James Mawson asked what investors can bring to the table when money is available in abundance.